Malasana

[2] In the West, the name Malasana is also used for the regular squat pose, Upaveshasana,[4] in which the hand palms are folded together in Anjali Mudra in front of the chest, and the feet are set wider apart.

The name Malasana is from the Sanskrit "माला" mālā, a garland, necklace, or rosary;[5] and "आसन" āsana, "seat" or "posture".

[6] Under the name Malasana, the 19th-century Sritattvanidhi illustrates what is now called Bhujapidasana (the shoulder press), a pose in which the body is completely supported on the hands.

The name malasana is used for the following asanas:[1][2][7] The name Malasana is sometimes used in the West for the regular squat pose, Upaveshasana,[4] in which the palms of the hands are folded together in Anjali Mudra (prayer posture) in front of the chest, and the feet are set apart.

[11] In the first variant, also called Kanchyasana ("golden belt pose"),[2] the feet are together with the arms wrapped around the back, while the chin touches the floor.